Erschienen:
Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk (UFN) Journal, 2018
Erschienen in:
Physics-Uspekhi, 61 (2018) 9, Seite 903-911
Sprache:
Nicht zu entscheiden
DOI:
10.3367/ufne.2017.05.038170
ISSN:
1063-7869;
1468-4780
Entstehung:
Anmerkungen:
Beschreibung:
In 1966, Greisen and independently Zatsepin and Kuzmin published evidence for the existence of a relic (GZK) cutoff in the proton energy spectrum in ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) above 5 × 1019 eV. Half a century of experimental ground-based UHECR research has resulted in a large amount of data on energy spectra, anisotropy, and mass composition. The first space experiment to measure UHECRs was launched in 2016. In this paper, we discuss the results and prospects of experimental UHECR research in light of the proposed theoretical model of the GZK cutoff.